Valentine's Greil Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Greil - Heroic Exemplar from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Valentine's Greil.

Revival - Greil's Devoted (Revival) Featured Heroes
Valentine's Ike [8.5/10]	Valentine's Soren [7.5/10]	Valentine's Mist [7.5/10]	Valentine's Greil [8.0/10]

Valentine's Greil Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Greil - Heroic Exemplar: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has the highest level of Fury ・Prevents foe and himself from making a follow-up attack ・Can increase the movement of adjacent armored allies.

Valentine's Greil Skills at 5★

Faithful Axe+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+3 during combat.

Aether Cooldown Count = 5 Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -50%. Unit recovers HP = half damage dealt.

Fury 4 Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4. After combat, deals 8 damage to unit.

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Armor March 3 If unit has an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )

Valentine's Greil Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (23)		★★★☆☆
Atk (25)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★★☆☆☆
Def (10)		★★★☆☆
Res (6)		★★★★☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Valentine's Greil are +Atk and -Spd. Greil does not rely on follow-up attacks to deal damage as Wary Fighter 3 blocks his ability to do so. So the best way to increase his damage is through a +Atk IV. As mentioned, Greil heavily relies on his B skill to block follow-up attacks so his Spd is not of much use.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Valentine's Greil to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. If you prefer getting Distant Counter to replace Fury 4, you can go for a +Res IV instead. This makes up for the bunch of stats he loses when giving up his A skill.

Valentine's Greil Best Builds

DC Valentine's Greil

HOT
： Slaying Axe+ ： Swap ： Aether ： -	： Distant Counter ： Bold Fighter 3 ： Armor March 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes V!Greil a tank that can double in both the player phase and enemy phase. Taking a +Res refine on Slaying Axe+ will bolster his stats so even Magic users and dragons will struggle against him. You can substitute his C skill for something more support-oriented or give him something that can boost his own stats further such as Wave skills.

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Valentine's Greil Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	47	Rank: 32/1089
Atk	41	Rank: 173/1089
Spd	18	Rank: 924/1089
Def	38	Rank: 85/1089
Res	30	Rank: 299/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	52	64	26	47	38	227
Lv.40 +10	52	46	22	43	34	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	47	59	22	42	34	204
5★ Lv.40	47	41	18	38	30	174

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	23	25	5	10	6	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Vigarde	51	45	26	47	31	200
Young Hector	47	45	16	47	41	196
Murdock	47	45	23	45	35	195
Dedue	50	45	17	45	28	185
Valentine's Gustav	49	41	18	46	31	185
Brave Edelgard	46	45	16	43	35	185
Mamori	43	37	24	42	33	179
Surtr	50	39	17	40	33	179
Legendary Edelgard	45	42	17	39	36	179
Flame Emperor	50	40	25	37	26	178
Winter Chrom	51	40	19	35	29	174
Legendary Hector	47	40	23	38	26	174
Valentine's Greil	47	41	18	38	30	174
Valentine's Hector	50	38	21	40	24	173
Hector	52	36	24	37	19	168

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Valentine's Greil Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Greil Roles

Greil - Heroic Exemplar Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Valentine's Greil is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Valentine's Greil Strengths

Huge stat buffs!

Valentine's Greil's weapon, Faithful Axe+ will give him +3 to all stats during combat if he is adjacent to an ally. When combined with Fury 4, he can gain a total of +7 to all stats. The only downside to this massive stat boost is that Fury 4 deals 8 damage to Greil every time he exits combat. However, you can take advantage of that damage by getting a skill like Vantage 3.

High Defenses and access to Wary Fighter

On top of his naturally high defenses, Valentine's Greil has access to Wary Fighter 3. Wary Fighter 3 prevents Greil and his foe from executing follow-up attacks if his HP ≥ 50%. Greil benefits greatly from this, as he does not rely on follow-up attacks to deal damage anyway. He hits very hard with single hits and his Spd is not that good to begin with. Losing the ability landing follow-up attacks does not set back Greil in any way.

Armor March 3 Improves Mobility

If Valentine's Greil is adjacent to other armored units, Greil and said units can move 1 extra space for that turn. It is somewhat pretty easy to trigger and it greatly improves the mobility of all armored allies. Another quirk of Armor March 3 is you can move to those tiles even if they are forests similar to how flying movement works.

Valentine's Greil Weaknesses

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Valentine's Greil takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+ or Hammer+, and one blow from these types of weapons is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Valentine's Greil - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	5★
Faithful Axe	10	1	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+3 during combat.	5★
Faithful Axe+	14	1	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+3 during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★
Aether	(Cooldown Count = 5) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -50%. Unit recovers HP = half damage dealt.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Fury 1	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +1. Unit take 2 damage after combat.	5★
Fury 2	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2. Unit take 4 damage after combat.	5★
Fury 3	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +3. Unit take 6 damage after combat.	5★
Fury 4	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4. After combat, deals 8 damage to unit.	5★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Armor March 1	If unit has 100% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★
Armor March 2	If unit has ≥ 50% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★
Armor March 3	If unit has an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★

Valentine's Greil as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Fury 4, Aether or Faithful Axe+

Valentine's Greil can be used to inherit Fury 4. To maximize this unit, we recommend getting Fury 3 from a 4★ unit like Hinata to be able to get another skill from him as you can inherit 4 skills per unit.

If done correctly, you still have space to inherit either Aether or Faithful Axe+. If you are able to score the prerequisite skills for Aether in New Moon and Luna, then you will be able to inherit Fury 4, Aether and Faithful Axe+ all onto another unit!

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How to Get Valentine's Greil / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Valentine's Greil

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Greil is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Frank Todaro
Illustrator	Daisuke Izuka
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

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Heroes from Revival - Greil's Devoted (Revival)
Valentine's Ike [8.5/10]	Valentine's Soren [7.5/10]	Valentine's Mist [7.5/10]	Valentine's Greil [8.0/10]

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